Tom Cruise for Top Gun 2?

Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp star in this 2010 romantic thriller, a remake of the 2005 French action film by Anthony Zimmer. For his part, Johnny Depp plays Frank, a Wisconsin math teacher who takes a train from Paris to Venice and en route meets the icy, mysterious Elise (Jolie). Her boyfriend is being pursued by both Scotland Yard and Russian bad guys, but they don't know what he looks like. Elise dupes Frank into coming with her, and as a result he's mistaken for the man they're after.

Oscar-winning writer Christopher McQuarrie has updated a script for the sequel to the 1986 classic, and Cruise is on board to play a smaller role in the film than he did in the in the original movie, where he starred as pilot Maverick.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott have previously revealed plans were afoot for a sequel, with Bruckheimer revealing at a press conference earlier this year he had been "approached" about a project.

'Top Gun' grossed $353 million on its release, meaning Paramount studios are keen to revisit the franchise, Vulture blog reports.

Cruise, 48, was most recently seen in action comedy 'Knight and Day' alongside Cameron Diaz, and is currently filming his fourth inception as Ethan Hunt for 'Mission: Impossible IV'.

McQuarrie has previously worked with Cruise on ill-fated war movie 'Valkyrie', and wrote the screenplay for upcoming Angelina Jolie movie 'The Tourist'.